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Gresley W1 Rebuild 60700

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  1. neildimmer

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    Evening All

    I have added some new photos given to me by Alan Costello, including Gresleys rebuilt W1 60700, (sadly not a good photo, but the only pic i have of this loco)

    60700 Kings Cross (Gresley 3-cylinder conventional locomotive rebuild of experimental high-pressure four cylinder compound with marine type water-tube boiler introduced in 1929 Hush Hush) August 1957 Kings Cross
    B2 B17 K2 K3 & W1 Class - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug

    Also new are photos of
    60026 Miles Beevor Kings Cross 3-1-59
    60019-60027 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug

    60114 W P Allen Kings Cross 11-4-58
    Peppercorn A1 60114-60162 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug

    61094 Kings Cross 11-4-58
    Thompson B1 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug

    Neil
     
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    60019-60027 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Doncaster
    60019-60027 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Potters Bar ?
    60019-60027 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Kings Cross
    60019-60027 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Kings Cross
    Peppercorn A1 60114-60162 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Peterborough North entering station ?
    Peppercorn A1 60114-60162 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Kings Cross
    Peppercorn A1 60114-60162 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Peterborough North heading south

    Thompson B1 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Ipswich
    Thompson B1 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Doncaster
    Thompson B1 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Brentwood Bank ?
    Thompson B1 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Liverpool St
    Thompson B1 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = Brentwood Bank ?

    Thompson B1 - Railway-Photography's Photos | SmugMug = 61075 fitted wth oil-tender.
     
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    I know very little about the W1 post rebuild, by then had it basically become an A4 with an extra set of wheels ?.
     
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    No it was pretty unique.......the boiler If I remember correctly was a one off and resulted in it's early withdrawal because the boiler could not be swapped resulting in a longer period out of traffic.
     
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    I understand it was also popular with the crews............in it's rebuilt state that is....
     
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    The 60700's tender still survives (it now belongs to 60009).

    Ref. "Hush-Hush: The Story of LNER 10000" by William Brown.
     
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